Date of Award
Spring 5-2015
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Human Capital Development
School
Interdisciplinary Studies and Professional Development
Committee Chair
Cyndi Gaudet
Committee Chair Department
Human Capital Development
Committee Member 2
Heather Annulis
Committee Member 2 Department
Human Capital Development
Committee Member 3
Randy Johnson
Committee Member 3 Department
Human Capital Development
Committee Member 4
Dale Lunsford
Committee Member 4 Department
Human Capital Development
Committee Member 5
Patti Phillips
Committee Member 5 Department
Human Capital Development
Abstract
The purpose of Crew Resource Management (CRM) is to improve flight crew coordination in multipiloted cockpits and in turn increase aviation flight safety. One aspect of CRM team coordination is the ability for flight crews to monitor each other properly and provide the appropriate backup if necessary. The author explores the role of shared mental models among Coast Guard rotary wing cockpit flight crews and their influence on monitoring and backup behaviors during nighttime overwater flight maneuvers. Using the Coast Guard’s MH-65 Operational Flight Trainer located at the Coast Guard Aviation Training Center in Mobile, Alabama, cockpit flight crews flew automated and manual instrument takeoff (ITO) maneuvers. Coast Guard CRM subject matter experts observed the interaction of the cockpit flight crews judging the level of mutual performance monitoring and backup behaviors during the ITO maneuvers. Using a repeated measures design, the researcher investigated the relationship and interaction between ITO maneuver shared mental model, type of ITO maneuver, and pilot flight time on cockpit flight crew monitoring and backup behaviors. Findings indicate a significant relationship between cockpit automation and levels of mutual performance monitoring and backup behaviors in cockpit flight crews.
Copyright
2015, Alan Reid Martinez
Recommended Citation
Martinez, Alan Reid, "The Role of Shared Mental Models in Team Coordination Crew Resource Management Skills of Mutual Performance Monitoring and Backup Behaviors" (2015). Dissertations. 72.
https://aquila.usm.edu/dissertations/72